escorts 1 of 2

plural of escort
as in guides
one that accompanies another for protection, guidance, or as a courtesy the mayor served as the First Lady's escort for her tour of the city

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escorts

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verb

present tense third-person singular of escort

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Recent Examples of escorts
Noun
The United Nations allows countries to charge service fees – not to transit waterways but for navigational safety, traffic management, security escorts, emergency response and environmental protection. David Goldman, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026 Stahl, Yesh Din’s executive director, said Katz’s announcement wouldn’t change or help stem the violence because police will still require army escorts to operate in Palestinian areas. Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026 After an initial exodus — and a brief windfall for armored vehicle escorts and private jet operators — the loss of 61,000 residents was quickly reversed. semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026 That invasion, which saw the new barnacle outcompete other native species, was linked to New Zealand ships being held in English ports while awaiting convoy escorts. Christopher Cann, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2026 Oil workers spent their fat pay cheques on the company of escorts who came to Baku from the less fortunate post-Soviet states. Literary Hub, 30 July 2026 The warship and escorts are now at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, where the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit is being offloaded. Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 He was also transported to an area hospital along with two police escorts, the arrest reports said. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026 The Times has filed two lawsuits over a policy requiring journalists to be accompanied by escorts at the military complex. ABC News, 14 July 2026
Verb
Elsewhere, La’an escorts the one person who can save Spock via a cloned heart transplant, Sybok, Spock’s half-brother (though by all appearances his twin since he’s played by Ethan Peck). Keith Phipps, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026 Once the animal gets close to the staffers, one of the employees carefully picks up the fox and escorts it out of the water and away from the ride. Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026 For a relatively small fee, someone meets you at the aircraft, carries your bags, escorts you through customs in just a few minutes, helps collect your luggage, and takes you directly to your transportation. Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026 Levine puts his arm around the girl before security arrives and escorts her off. Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026 She is challenged, often by the unlikely love interest who escorts her on the trip, to put herself in the shoes of those who hurt her without intending to. Judy Berman, Time, 29 June 2026 If approved, an Iranian boat escorts the vessel through the territorial waters around Larak Island. Anniek Bao, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026 The filmmaker escorts her back to Romania to try to find her birth mother. Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026 Enriquez’s organization, Little Village Community Council, saw its volunteer walking group which escorts children to school, grow from 13 to 32 students. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for escorts
Noun
  • In 2026, Ssebayiga and Pabsch are raising funds to train more Deaf guides and to purchase a second 4x4 vehicle to bring routes to Kenya, Tanzania, and Rwanda, demonstrating that accessible safari experiences are not only possible but in demand.
    CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Apple’s user guides for its latest software list those models as the iPhone 16 series, iPhone 17 series, iPhone Air, and iPhone 18 Pro devices.
    James Peckham, PC Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The club music that accompanies Claire’s bodybuilder retinue is funny the first time; less so on subsequent bursts.
    Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • In moments, the two cars are careening along an autocross course amidst a backdrop of billowing smoke—a cacophony of screaming engines and tires accompanies as soundtrack to the precise automotive choreography.
    Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Judy impulsively led a hundred disabled people into this federal building, many of whom went in without their attendants or their caregivers and then had to figure out how to survive in this building over this 30 days.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The century-of-leather theme was carried out in the details, with a film tracing Montblanc’s history playing behind two attendants stationed with open Writing Traveler briefcases, while an oversize walk-in bag doubled as the night’s photo op.
    Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • French sister companies The Jokers Films and Logical Pictures International (LPI) have boarded Michel Gondry‘s upcoming film Little Fears.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • He was brought to the prison infirmary, where numerous guards surrounded, punched, kicked, choked, dropped and manhandled him.
    Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The drone impacts forced Poland's border guards to temporarily suspend cross-border traffic, evacuate people from vehicles and enhance security.
    Anna Noryskiewicz, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The player’s dining companions included his wife, Mariah Riddlesprigger, as well as hospitality guru David Grutman, who owns the Japanese steakhouse with Bad Bunny.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The remains of Smith's two backcountry companions, Brent Rosenkranz, 42, and John Giusti, 46, both of Granbury, Texas, were found earlier.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026

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